Inner-City Arts, widely regarded as one of the nation’s most effective arts education providers, will welcome new leadership when nonprofit executive Shelby Williams-González assumes the position of President and Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2021. Williams-González’ passion for arts education has spanned a two-decade career as a teaching artist, senior level administrator, and executive […]
Inner-City Arts is profoundly grateful to have been awarded a $1.2 million grant through the LA Arts Recovery Fund, administered by the California Community Foundation. This two-year funding safeguards our future stability as we continue to recover from the past year of unexpected change. At a time when our students are experiencing such great need, […]
“3D Hands” student artwork created with 3D pens from Teaching Artist Eva Perez’ Introduction to Drawing class, Summer 2017 Dear Community, Since March, Inner-City Arts has undertaken changes to our 2020 strategy to respond to the impacts of COVID-19. Arts organizations everywhere are being tested by enormous financial upheaval and extraordinary stress. Like our […]
On Thursday, July 25, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture gathered together L.A. county officials, nonprofit partners and other grantees in The Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts to announce that it has received up to a record-breaking $5.5 million in funding for the arts this year. The grants will be distributed to […]
Inner-City Arts was honored to be recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at their Annual Grants Banquet this week. HFPA awarded a total of $3.8 million in grants to nonprofits. Actor, singer, comedian, and television host James Corden accepted a grant in the total of $30,000 for Pre-Professional Training & Mentorship on behalf of […]
Thank you for supporting Summer on 7th. Together, we celebrated the power of the arts in our lives and advocated for a future powered by the boundless creativity of our young people. With the help of our community, $260,000 was raised to give thousands of children and teens access to high-quality arts education in the […]
Calynn Watson Fields, a high school senior from South Central LA, didn’t have a lot of friends, didn’t know she could make people laugh, didn’t know she had something so important to share with the world – her story and vision. But that changed when she signed up for an Eamon Cannon Comedy workshop at […]
Amanda Tooley, a fifth grade teacher at Angeles Mesa Elementary School in Crenshaw, first engaged with Inner-City Arts in 2018 by participating in the Professional Development Institute’s Creativity in the Classroom series. Seeing the impact of the workshops on her own teaching practice propelled Amanda to later attend our Summer Creativity Practicum and STEAM Connections […]
“In a broader sense, Inner-City Arts is a non-profit that offers free or low cost arts education to students around Los Angeles, but in a more specific and micro-sense, Inner-City Arts has become my second home.” Mia Bella Chavez, an 11th grade student at Inner-City Arts, was featured in Bright Lite Magazine this month! Mia Bella, […]
It’s Giving Tuesday, an internationally-recognized day celebrating the impact a giving heart can have on the world. We know that there are many causes out there to support and we’re grateful for and inspired by your steadfast belief in the potential the arts have to heal, inspire, uplift and empower our youth–especially those […]
We are thrilled to announce that Inner-City Arts is featured again in this year’s Give Los Angeles Challenge sponsored by Los Angeles Magazine. The challenge will run until January 1, 2019 and will award prizes to local non-profits that raise the most money. Our students are our future. And when students take risks and […]
